Golf stars and Justin Thomas have been friends since they were teenagers playing in junior tournaments. Now, the pair are ready to go head-to-head at this week's US Open. Both will be seeking to shrug off a recent drought in the majors when they face the at Oakmont in Pennsylvania.

Speaking in Netflix's latest golf documentary, Full Swing, Thomas displayed his fierce side by admitting that he is happy to put his 20-year long friendship with Spieth on the back-burner in order to achieve his objectives."He's one of my best friends, we're always going to pull for each other," Thomas said on the first episode of the show. "But at the same time, I hope that I beat him in every single tournament that we play in for the rest of our life."

Spieth is a three-time major winner, having won all of the game's top-tier events bar the PGA Championship, where he finished runner-up in 2015. However, he has failed to clinch a major in almost eight years, with his last victory coming at The Open in 2017.

Thomas, on the other hand, has two majors to his name, winning the in 2017 and 2022. While they will be going head-to-head at Oakmont, it appears Thomas has always enjoyed a competitive streak with his closest friend.

In a candid 2017 interview, he reflected on their lifelong rivalry. "I mean, we're always competing," he said. "Whether it was we want to be at the top of the Rolex Rankings in junior golf; we want to be the low junior golfer in the US.

"Amateur; we want to make the cut as an amateur in a Tour event; we want to win college player of the year and we want to lead our team's scoring average. It's just now we're at the top level you can get."

The duo, who became close after playing all over the globe as teenagers, have been spotted on holiday in the Bahamas together, while Spieth was also Thomas' best man when he married Jillian Wisniewski. Despite their highly competitive nature, there is a more tender side to their friendship.

In January 2024, Thomas opened up to GOLF's Subpar podcast on his friends' contribution to his wedding. "I hate to do this, but man, he crushed it," Thomas said on Spieth's best man speech.

"I'll give him an A+. He didn't lose the rings, which, if you know Jordan, that's always on the table. He had a great speech. Didn't throw me under the bus but also had a few subtle jabs in there."

Their camaraderie extends beyond the green, with both Spieth and Thomas investing in the 49ers group, owners of Leeds United. However, when it comes to the US Open, their brotherly bond will be put on hold as they vie for the title.

Spieth, bouncing back from wrist surgery, seems undaunted by Oakmont's tricky conditions, which have already unsettled big-name golfers like Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau.

"This course is built to be like this," Spieth said in a recent interview with the Associated Press. "So they're not doing a whole lot different to the golf course. You hit a good shot, you get rewarded for it here. And if you don't, you're in big trouble. It's pure golf, no funny business about it."